Thanks to all who attended and supported the 11th annual Della Hardman Day events, namely an inspiring keynote by Cornell William Brooks, 18th president and CEO, NAACP, and a sunset concert at the East Chop

Her name said it all — Joy Flanders — for joy was certainly felt all around on Saturday, July 25 as family, friends, co-workers, and students gathered for the inaugural Party by the Pond event at Chilmark Chocolates to raise money for a new scholarship fund created in her name.

Niantic Park is one of 54 named parks in Oak Bluffs and one of the nine original parks in Robert Copeland’s first plan of Oak Bluffs in 1866–1867. The others were Hartford, Hiawatha, Nashawena, Naushon, Ocean, Pennacook, Petaluma and Waban.